Highlights of Central Honshû - from/to Tokyo
Highlights of this trip: Tokyo - Nikko - Matsumoto - Sawando National Park - Takayama - Shirakawa-go - Kanazawa - Fukui - Takashima - Kyoto - Kobe - Osaka - Nagoya - Tsumago-juki - Fujikawaguchiko
Summary
Pick up in:
Tokyo
Return in:
Tokyo
Travel Days:
16 Days
Distance:
1800 km
1
Tokyo
Takeover from the motorhome or camper. Get to know your new home. Installation on the 1st «michi no eki».
1
Tokyo
Takeover from the motorhome or camper. Get to know your new home. Installation on the 1st «michi no eki».
2
Tokyo - Nikko
153 km
Your drive takes you to Nikko, a small town north of Tokyo. Here is the Toshogu, a famous Shinto shrine from 1617.
Approx. driving time: 2 hours 5 hours
2
Tokyo - Nikko
153 km
Your drive takes you to Nikko, a small town north of Tokyo. Here is the Toshogu, a famous Shinto shrine from 1617.
Approx. driving time: 2 hours 5 hours
3
Nikko - Matsumoto
256 km
We continue inland to Matsumoto. It is a center of wood processing and the center of Japanese guitar making
Approx. driving time: 3 hours 40 hours
3
Nikko - Matsumoto
256 km
We continue inland to Matsumoto. It is a center of wood processing and the center of Japanese guitar making
Approx. driving time: 3 hours 40 hours
4
Matsumoto - Sawando National Park
37 km
Continue to Sawando National Park Gate in the middle of Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. Serves as a starting point for many beautiful excursions.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour
4
Matsumoto - Sawando National Park
37 km
Continue to Sawando National Park Gate in the middle of Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. Serves as a starting point for many beautiful excursions.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour
5
Sawando National Park - Takayama
48 km
Today's destination is Takayama, a Japanese city in the mountainous GifuI prefecture with numerous small museums.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 5 hours
5
Sawando National Park - Takayama
48 km
Today's destination is Takayama, a Japanese city in the mountainous GifuI prefecture with numerous small museums.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 5 hours
6
Takayama - Shirakawa-go - Takayama
99 km
Visit the farming village, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 55 hours
6
Takayama - Shirakawa-go - Takayama
99 km
Visit the farming village, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 55 hours
7
Takayama - Kanazawa
117 km
Kanazawa is known for its well-preserved Edo-era neighborhoods, art museums, and local handicrafts.
Approx. driving time: 2 hours
7
Takayama - Kanazawa
117 km
Kanazawa is known for its well-preserved Edo-era neighborhoods, art museums, and local handicrafts.
Approx. driving time: 2 hours
8
Kanazawa - Fukui - Takashima
180 km
Takashima is located on Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.
Approx. driving time: 3 hours 5 hours
8
Kanazawa - Fukui - Takashima
180 km
Takashima is located on Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.
Approx. driving time: 3 hours 5 hours
9
Takashima - Kyoto
56 km
Kyoto is known for its numerous Buddhist temples, gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 10 hours
9
Takashima - Kyoto
56 km
Kyoto is known for its numerous Buddhist temples, gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 10 hours
10
Kyoto
Enjoy the day and take a day trip to one of the numerous temples and gardens.
10
Kyoto
Enjoy the day and take a day trip to one of the numerous temples and gardens.
11
Kyoto - Kobe
78 km
You will arrive in Kobe, a city on Osaka Bay in central Japan. Ancient gondolas connect Kobe to Mount Rokkō, which offers panoramic views of the harbor.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 15 hours
11
Kyoto - Kobe
78 km
You will arrive in Kobe, a city on Osaka Bay in central Japan. Ancient gondolas connect Kobe to Mount Rokkō, which offers panoramic views of the harbor.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 15 hours
12
Kobe - Osaka
44 km
Enjoy two days in the pulsating Japanese city.
Approx. driving time: 55 hours
12
Kobe - Osaka
44 km
Enjoy two days in the pulsating Japanese city.
Approx. driving time: 55 hours
13
Osaka
Enjoy two days in the pulsating Japanese city.
13
Osaka
Enjoy two days in the pulsating Japanese city.
14
Osaka - Nagoya
171 km
Drive to Nagoya with its numerous museums and pachinko halls.
Approx. driving time: 2 hours 25 hours
14
Osaka - Nagoya
171 km
Drive to Nagoya with its numerous museums and pachinko halls.
Approx. driving time: 2 hours 25 hours
15
Nagoya - Tsumago-juki
101 km
Visit the picturesque Kiso Valley, where Japan's feudal past can still be felt.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 35 hours
15
Nagoya - Tsumago-juki
101 km
Visit the picturesque Kiso Valley, where Japan's feudal past can still be felt.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 35 hours
16
Tsumago-juki - Fujikawaguchiko
218 km
Visit the five Fuji Lakes, all connected by underground watercourses.
Approx. driving time: 3 hours 10 hours
16
Tsumago-juki - Fujikawaguchiko
218 km
Visit the five Fuji Lakes, all connected by underground watercourses.
Approx. driving time: 3 hours 10 hours
17
Fujikawaguchiko - Tokyo
101 km
Return to Tokyo and return the motorhome or camper.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 25 hours
17
Fujikawaguchiko - Tokyo
101 km
Return to Tokyo and return the motorhome or camper.
Approx. driving time: 1 hour 25 hours